Open AccessEarly percutaneous dilational tracheostomy in COVID‐19 patients: A case report
Author(s) -
MarzbanRad Saeid,
Sattari Parastesh,
Heidarian Moghadam Morteza,
Azimi Ghasem
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3632
Subject(s) - medicine , tracheotomy , intubation , mechanical ventilation , covid-19 , percutaneous , ventilation (architecture) , anesthesia , surgery , intensive care medicine , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , mechanical engineering , engineering , outbreak
The need of intubation and mechanical ventilation is associated with poor prognosis in COVID‐19 patients. Herein, we present two cases of patients with COVID‐19 where intubation and mechanical ventilation failed, and therefore, percutaneous dilatational tracheotomy was performed. The usage of PDT was associated with faster and better recovery in these patients.